{"id":32541,"date":"2015-03-16T11:24:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T15:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=32541"},"modified":"2015-03-16T15:56:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T19:56:32","slug":"shuttleworth-stands-tall-in-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=32541","title":{"rendered":"Shuttleworth Stands Tall in Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK \u2013 All a team can ask of its goalkeeper is to give them a chance to win. And that\u2019s exactly what Bobby Shuttleworth was able to do for the Revolution on Sunday, despite the final score.<\/p>\n

Shuttleworth made seven saves against a potent New York City FC attack led by David Villa, who made it habit of slipping into the box and testing the Revolution keeper throughout the match.<\/p>\n

But even though Shuttleworth limited the damage inflicted by a Bronx side that outshot their guests to the tune of 20-11, longtime teammate Chris Tierney believes a key stop early on kept the match from becoming a blowout.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could\u2019ve been a whole different game for us,\u201d Tierney said. \u201cThere was that (Adam) Nemec chance early in the first half that, if they score early there, then it\u2019s game over for us right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inside of six minutes, Andrew Jacobson picked off a pass from Jose Goncalves, and sent it forward to Villa. The Spanish International closed in on Shuttleworth before deferring to Nemec, who was staring at an open net. But the Revolution keeper reacted quickly and stopped Nemec\u2019s shot with his right foot. <\/p>\n

The early danger may have been averted, but Nemec\u2019s early bid was a preview of coming attractions for Shuttleworth.<\/p>\n

Villa terrorized the backline, and found no fewer than three opportunities to cash in. There was little Shuttleworth was able to do on Villa\u2019s 19th minute goal, but proved himself more than capable on two other defensive breaches the New York City captain was able to exploit.<\/p>\n